Wednesday, 22 July 2015

1000 Flowers for the Planet - #569 Avoid Liquid Soap

1000 Flowers for the Planet - #569 Avoid Liquid Soap

In the USA, 2.5 million plastic bottles go into landfill
every year – just from liquid soap. Multiply this around the world by other
populations and there are millions more going into landfill. Yes, you can buy
refill bottles to enable you to reuse the one you already have, but that refill
bottle is still going into landfill. Even if you recycle the plastic, there is
a great deal of energy required to process the plastic. The solution has far
less impact on the planet and uses far fewer resources – bar soap. Go back to
the traditional bar of soap. It cleans your hands just as well when you wash
properly and can be purchased without a great deal of packaging. Look for
multi-packs in cardboard boxes or support a local soap maker at a craft market.
This small change to your shopping habits will benefit the planet by using far
fewer resources in plastic production such as oil, water and energy, reduce
transport costs, save the earth from more landfill and maybe even support a
local soap artisan.

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I am a writer, emerging artist, quiltmaker and public speaker. My current art installation is a work in progress, titled "1000 Flowers for the Planet". Every day, for 1000 days, I will blog one flower with a positive suggestion for how we can improve the planet - environmental, social, moral and ethical ideas. Please join me on this journey, send me your ideas for further suggestions and feel free to comment. If everyone took up only 1% of the ideas (i.e. 10 new actions), imagine the shift in the world!!
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